Who Is Abhishek Upamanyu? Comedian Deactivates X Account After Backlash Over Agreeing To Pak User Saying 'Indians Deserve Racism'

Comedian Abhishek Upamanyu has been receiving online hate after he agreed to a Pakistani user on X. The user wrote, “Indians deserve the racism they face in the West.” The post quickly went viral, with Abhishek facing intense backlash for seemingly endorsing a Pakistani user's negative views about India and its people. Post heavy backlash on X, Abhishek has deactivated his X account. Here is how the whole controversy started:

Post the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, Internet personality Abhijit Iyer Mitra shared an abusive note on X for Pakistani women. Reacting to it, a Pakistani user wrote, “Zero class. Abuses are not equal to humour. The whole world sees your country as this hub of rapists and rightfully so. This is 'funny' according to the average Indian. You lot deserve all the racism you're facing in the west (sic).” Upamanyu wrote ‘Yes’ under the post, which didn’t go unnoticed.

A netizen reacted to the comedian’s response, “Wtf Abhishek Upmanyu !!! Ashamed to ever think you were good. You guys are so blind for hate towards everyone opposing your view they would literally SUPPORT A PAKISTANI in this critical time (sic).”